Meaning and Purpose
Psychology and the meaning in life: Are they linked together? - Arab News:
Life should have meaning and purpose.
Victor Frankl observed that life has meaning under all conditions, and that it is psychologically damaging when a person’s search for meaning is blocked.
Reviewing Frankl's work, Yalom (in Zika and Chamberlain, 1992) found that a lack of meaning in life was associated with psychopathology, while a life that has value was associated with one or more of strong religious beliefs, membership in groups, dedication to a cause, life principles and clear goals.
The value of a life is felt most when things are going well and people are enjoying pleasant, engaging, and successful activities. Positive emotions are seen to be sufficient to sustain a high level of personal well-being.
Thus, failure to develop the sense that one’s life matters, or losing that perspective, might play a role in the experience of psychological distress...
Psychology and the meaning in life: Are they linked together? - Arab News:
Life should have meaning and purpose.
Victor Frankl observed that life has meaning under all conditions, and that it is psychologically damaging when a person’s search for meaning is blocked.
Reviewing Frankl's work, Yalom (in Zika and Chamberlain, 1992) found that a lack of meaning in life was associated with psychopathology, while a life that has value was associated with one or more of strong religious beliefs, membership in groups, dedication to a cause, life principles and clear goals.
The value of a life is felt most when things are going well and people are enjoying pleasant, engaging, and successful activities. Positive emotions are seen to be sufficient to sustain a high level of personal well-being.
Thus, failure to develop the sense that one’s life matters, or losing that perspective, might play a role in the experience of psychological distress...
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